Income Tax Calculator: Foreign Income
For Sri Lankan residents earning foreign-source income: freelancers, remote workers and exporters of services. Pick your currency — USD, EUR, GBP, AED and more — enter your monthly profit, and we convert it to LKR at a live rate and apply the current IRD rules.
Your foreign income
Exchange rates are fetched live and refreshed daily. The rate field stays editable, so you can enter the exact CBSL rate for your remittance date.
"Profit" means what you make after taking away business expenses.
Result
Effective tax rate: 0.00% ·
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Rules applied: remitted through a Sri Lankan bank: taxed at a maximum of 15% (after relief and the 6% band). Not remitted through a bank: progressive individual rates, potentially up to 36%.
Exporting services? Structure your tax the smart way.
JAY advises freelancers, remote workers and service exporters on remittance planning, compliance and keeping more of what you earn.
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